Lesson Plan on the Central Nervous System

and the Peripheral Nervous System



In this lesson you will be working with an 11th grade Psychology class
SC.912.N.4 "As tomorrows citizens, students should be able to identify issues about which society could provide input, formulate scientifically investigable questions about those issues, construct investigations of their questions, collect and evaluate data from their investigations, and develop scientific recommendations based upon their findings."
SC.912.N.1.3 "Recognize that the strength or usefulness of a scientific claim is evaluated through scientific argumentation, which depends on critical and logical thinking, and the active consideration of alternative scientific explanations to explain the data presented."

LA.B.2.4.1. "writes text, notes, outlines, comments, and observations that demonstrate comprehension and synthesis of content, processs, and experiences from a variety of media."
LA.1112.6.4.1 "The student will select and use appropriate available technologies (e.g., computer, digital camera) to enhance communication and achieve a purpose (e.g., video, presentations)"

Bloom's Taxonomy:
Creating
Evaluating
Applying
Analyzing
Understanding

Media to be used:
Laptop cart
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Powerpoint
Home/Library Computer
Windows Movie Maker/iMovie
Projector & dvd player

How Media will be used:
Microsoft Word to create a newspaper article on a certain psychological disease
Microsoft Powerpoint to create a presentation on either the Central Nervous System or the Peripheral Nervous System (10 slide minimum)
Windows Movie Maker/iMovie- create a movie (including a personal clip of themselves speaking) about someone famous who has suffered from a psychological disease/disorder
Use the laptops for general web surfing to find information and to complete a scavenger hunt/assignment about how eating unhealthy can cause psychological issues.
Projector and DVD player will be used to show movies and movie clips that will help the students to understand the topics better.

Learner Participation:
In the five days in my classroom, I would like my student to become receptive to the topics that I bring up. I want to get my students interested in the different parts of the body and how they work in tandem with your brain to create psychological happenings every single day. I would like my students to stay focused on the projects & assignments at hand, so I will encourage them to work in groups and also play some fun & educational games that relate back to the topics that I'll be teaching. I would like to show movies and clips that will help the kids to relate the topics back to real life and get their minds going to try and figure certain things out. I want my students to be engaged in conversations that we will be having in class and I would like it if each students shared their opinion. I want my students to take time outside of class, as well, to do some extra reading and research about two topics that really peaked their interests.



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